Newly Acquired 1929 Town Sedan -- several issues

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Greetings to all. I have posted in the past to the group regarding a

1929 Standard Sedan that I was considering buying. I didn't get it,

but thanks to a good steer from Paul O'Neil have ended up acquiring a

1929 Town Sedan. It is being shipped in the next week from its

current home in Raymond, WA to my home in Pasadena, CA.



My wife and flew up to Portland a few weekends ago and drove up the

coast to Raymond to inspect the car. The body is mostly restored and

re-painted to unbelievably high standards (former high-end body shop

owner did the work, all the exterior chrome work has been re-chromed

very well, and a new upholstery job has been done that exactly

matches the stitching pattern of the OEM job. Some body parts remain

to be painted (hood, luggage rack, visor, etc). And there are a few

mechanical issues, which is the main point of this missive. I could

use counsel on the following points:



1. The carburetor leaks like a sieve. Right now the car is running on

an electric fuel pump (although I am getting an unattached, original

vacuum pump). The problem may go away when I install a pressure

regulator Paul has donated to the cause. If that doesn't work, what

else can I do? The leakage is through various joints, so I suspect

gaskets. Any other ideas?



2. The rotary headlight switch, currently not mounted on the car, is

frozen with corrosion. I will of course try to clean it up and get it

functioning. If that fails, any ideas where I can get a replacement?



(In the latter respect, I'm currently bidding on a 1929 Super Six

wiring diagram that's on eBay. If I win I will scan it and post to

this web site.)



I'll be posting bunches of photos of the new baby in the Phelps

household in the near future, along with a link to the site where I

will have them.